Nature and letters come together in this enchanting classic about the mighty caribou, one of the great symbols of the arctic wilderness. It's a counting book too--follow the number of hoof prints through the letters of the alphabet. Also included are a compendium of caribou facts and a new afterword about caribou in the twenty-first century. Journey into the magical world of the caribou, North America's own reindeer. Notable Features -A Tilbury House classic with 30,000 copies sold -Expanded paperback edition -Includes an appendix of caribou natural history by wildlife biologist Mark McCollough. -A haunting new afterword by McCollough describes the condition of the great arctic caribou herds in the age of climate change. -Both an alphabet book and a child's nature book -Correlations to the Next Generation Science Standards and the Common Core ELA Standards available online at www.tilburyhouse.

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